Paris-La Défense, France – March 31, 2022: Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, announces it can now provide owners and operators with new ways to survey their ships through Remote Inspection Techniques operated by BV’s own surveyors in France. This is an important milestone for BV as it confirms its strategy to leverage digital technologies to deliver its inspection services more...
Bureau Veritas Piraeus, in collaboration with the Head Office of the Marine & Offshore Division organized an LNG Seminar, which was held on the 17th of March 2022 at the Athenaeum InterContinental Hotel. The title of the Seminar was “LNG Transportation : Staying tuned in continuous evolution”.
Numerous members of the Greek Shipping Community attended the Seminar, which was also live-streamed giving the opportunity to interested parties for around the world to watch it live.
Th...
Paris-La Défense, France – March 25, 2022: Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification has delivered an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Chantiers de l’Atlantique for its innovative sailing propulsion system, Solid Sail, tailored for the large ships market.
Solid Sail is a 1,200 m² rigid sail made of composite...
Approval in Principle for containerized LNG solution developed by Marine Service GmbH and Newport Shipping
Marine Service GmbH and Newport Shipping are proud to announce an Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas (BV) for a jointly developed containerized LNG solution.
The 40′...
GTT, Alwena Shipping and CHI Zhoushan receive Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas for a new retrofit concept combining LNG fuel conversion and vessel jumboization for very large container ships
Paris and Beijing – March 1st, 2022. During a ceremony at Bureau Veritas (BV) headquarters based in Paris La Défense, GTT, a technological expert in membrane containment systems, Alwena Shipping, a naval consultancy and engineering firm, and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Zhoushan) Co., Ltd (CHI...
KSOE & HHI receive Approval in Principle for BV Cyber Managed Prepared Notation
Paris-La Défense, France – 21st January, 2022: Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has delivered an Approval in...
NAPA and Bureau Veritas enhance hull design approvals through direct use of 3D models
Leaders in ship design and safety collaborate to enable wider use of 3D models in the class approval process using a neutral file format to improve efficiency
Helsinki, Finland, 18 January 2022: NAPA, the leading maritime software, services and data analysis provider, and Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing,...
Bureau Veritas validates Wind Assisted Propulsion System for a 1,800 TEU Container Vessel
Paris-La Défense, France – December 8th, 2021: Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has delivered an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Zéphyr & Borée for its first open-top 1,800 TEU containership, demonstrating the feasibility of using wind-propelled wing-sails on this type of vessel.
The 185 meter-long container vessel is designed with five cargo...
Bureau Veritas and BESSÉ join forces to strengthen cyber security in the maritime sector
PARIS-LA DEFENSE (France), 16 NOVEMBER 2021: Responding to the increasing threat of cyber-attacks in the maritime sector, Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, and insurance consultancy major BESSÉ have announced a partnership to support shipowners with tailored solutions to improve their cyber security and cyber insurance.
This partnership will see BESSÉ and BV...
Bureau Veritas issues new Guidelines for the Carriage of Containers in Bulk Carriers
Bureau Veritas has developed in-depth technical guidance to provide safe and practical pathways for
operators carrying containerized cargo in bulk carriers
Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC), has developed a
formalized approach to support the safe carriage of containers in...